2010 Teams 254/968 Collaborative Build Blog
News, events, and updates from Team 254.
Control Board
Update: Here's the newer revision of the control board. I've added an ethernet port and a female barrel plug for the Classmate PC. Here's the first revision of the control board with a suggestion of buttons and functions. We will be using this LED…
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Roller Prototyping Progress
Today, we continued prototyping dual roller systems. We worked hard to emulate the drawings we had, but still found minimal success with the belt-driven systems. The faster the rollers were moving, the better the results. However, if the rollers were moving…
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Here's a few shots of the welded base after having the welds ground flush.
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General Update
We continued to revise the two horizontal-rollers prototype so that it would be ready for proper implementation on the final design. Some of the most recent changes made include a stop, so that the ball is physically limited from entering more than 3 inches…
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Prototyping Progress
Dual horizontal rollers with tennis racquet grip tape = money. Team 254 finally finished the initial prototype for dual horizontal rollers this evening (Based on 148's prototype) and after much tweaking we found that the rollers held the ball securely and…
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On the third day...
After calling many fabrication shops in Southern California within a radius of 45 miles, we ended up at the California Polytechnic University, Pomona shop. Our metal forming division was lucky enough to find the proper die to create the 45 degree bends on a…
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The work of Jesus
Today, the battery boxes and superstructure sides were welded. We're attempting to bend the base plates before we go ahead and begin to weld the drive base. In the meanwhile, here's some photos of Jesus and his special touch. Jesus welding a battery box The…
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In the hands of Jesus
The events portrayed in this post are from 10:30 PM to 6:47 PM. Events occur in real time. (Que 24 music) 10:30 PM: Kiet and Richard leave West Covina to meet Kirk in Kettleman, CA. 1:40 AM: Goods are exchanged (as pictured) Loading the goods to the Prius All…
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Zero to Robot Parts in 6 Hours (or so)
All of the robot chassis and super structure parts were completed today and are on their way to West Covina to be welded and then powercoated. The front plugs will be machined tomorrow and will be mailed down to arrive on Tuesday at the same time that the…
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